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100 Years of the ANC: Lessons for South Africans in Solidarity with Palestinians resisting Israeli Apartheid by Ahmed Kathrada
As a South African who has lived and suffered under apartheid and spent nearly thirty years of my adult life in its jails for resisting it, I can and do humbly claim to know something about the meaning of apartheid. You do not get to journey as far and as long as I have with […]
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South African-Palestinian music video celebrates common struggle against racial intolerance
Published by Ali Abunimah at the Electronic Intifada: In a first ever musical collaboration between South Africa and Palestine, South African band, The Mavrix and Palestinian Oud player, Mohammed Omar, have released a music video called “The New Black.” The song is taken from The Mavrix”s upcoming album, Pura Vida, set for release in June. The […]
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The Russell Tribunal On Palestine Cape Town Session: Summary Of Findings, 7 November 2011
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine released the following findings during its November 5-6, 2011 session in Cape Town, South Africa: The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) is an international citizen-based Tribunal of conscience created in response to the demands of civil society (NGOs, charities, unions, faith-based organisations) to educate public opinion and put pressure on […]
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Angela Davis supports South African students’ BDS campaign
Professor Angela Davis’ statement to South African students: “The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign that seeks to expose and isolate Israeli apartheid has garnered support all over the world. Given the role that international boycott strategies played in the defeat of South African apartheid, it is fitting that decisive leadership to the international community has […]
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Toronto deems phrase “Israeli apartheid” non-discriminatory
A press release from Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East: Montreal, May 26, 2011 — On Tuesday May 24, the Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee adopted a report concluding that the phrase “Israeli Apartheid” does not violate the city’s anti-discrimination policy. In addition to the determination on the phrase “Israeli Apartheid”, the […]
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Students, labour, academics: Growing Canadian solidarity with Palestine by David Heap
This article was published on rabble.ca on May 19, 2011. Events across Canada underline the growing concern on and around Canadian campuses for issues relating to Palestine and in particular, around Palestinian academics and labour unions. From May 18 to June 2, Dr. Amjad Barham, president of the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors […]
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South Africa’s Israel boycott
An international boycott helped end apartheid – now South Africans are leading world opposition to racism in Israel o Ronnie Kasrils o guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 September 2010 08.00 BST Desmond Tutu Prominent South Africans including Desmond Tutu have endorsed recent moves to boycott Israeli institutions. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian When Chief Albert Luthuli […]
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SA university must reconsider Israel ties – Haidar Eid
As a graduate of the University of Johannesburg and a resident of Gaza, I find it distressing that the university has signed an agreement with Israel’s Ben Gurion University despite the policy of ethnic cleansing and the latest war crimes committed against the people of Gaza by the nation’s government. Israeli academic institutions are known […]
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BNC Event: “South African anti-apartheid strategy and BDS, then and now”
The Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) cordially invites you to a public presentation entitled(?????? ??????? ?? ??????) “South African anti-apartheid strategy and BDS, then and now” by Professor Patrick Bond Political economist and professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies in South Africa. Professor Bond authored/edited more than a […]
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Israel/Palestine and the Apartheid Analogy: Critics, Apologists and Strategic lessons (Parts 1 & 2)
by Ran Greenstein I. Introduction In the last decade, the notion that the Israeli system of political and military control bears strong resemblance to the apartheid system in South Africa has gained ground. It is invoked regularly by movements and activists opposed to the 1967 occupation and to various other aspects of Israeli policies vis-í -vis […]
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